Genealogy

GENEALOGY AND LOCAL HISTORY

During the COVID-19 library limited access, Ancestry Library Edition access has been expanded to Wood County patrons working remotely. Please contact the library by Email or use our Contact form to obtain the password.

Research Services

Patrons unable to access our collection in person may send inquiries by mail,  Email (woodgenealogy@park.lib.wv.us), or the Contact form. Our genealogist is still answering emails during the library closure, so please feel free to send him your questions.

Please be aware of the following guidelines.

• Our minimum research fee is $2.00 per request (each obit would count as a request)
  plus $.10/page for photocopies.
• There is a limit of 5 requests at a time.
• If requesting article/obituary from a newspaper, you must provide us with at least a month and a year for us to initiate a search.
• Similarly, if requesting information from our census microfilm reels, you must provide us with at least a state, township/district/borough, and a year.
• A pdf copy of our microfilm holdings is here.

Digital Library

Access the growing collection of digitally scanned copies of books from the PWCPL Genealogy section.

Take fun and interactive trivia quizzes prepared by the Genealogy staff to spotlight works by our local historians.

Seminars

Get more information on upcoming scheduled Genealogy seminars hosted by PWCPL

Online Resources

Here is a listing of Genealogy web sites that may be of help.Wood County Historical and Preservation Society

• Wood County (WV) GenWeb Page
• Wood County Courthouse
• WV State Archives Genealogy Surname Exchange
• WV Vital Records Search
• WVU Libraries — WV & Regional History Collection
• West Virginia in the Civil War
• West Virginia State Archives
• Ancestry Plus
• Athens County (OH) GenWeb Page
• Cyndi’s List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
• Early VA/WV Genealogy
• Find A Grave
• Genealogy Online
• Hacker’s Creek Pioneer Descendents Civil War Page
• Heritage Quest Includes AGLL (American Genealogical Lending Library)
• National Archives and Records Administration
• National Genealogical Society
• Pleasants (WV) GenWeb Page
• ROOTS-L Homepage
• Rootsweb’s list of WV genealogical and historical resources on the net
• The 7th West Virginia Cavalry Home Page
• The Olive Tree Genealogy Information dealing with early New York &New Jersey
• Unclaimed West Virginia Civil War Medals
• USA People search genealogy page
• Wirt (WV) GenWeb Page